Surrogacy
More and more, intended parents are using surrogacy as a means to conceive and bear a child. A number of the most common indications for choosing surrogacy include:
- Congenital anomalies of the uterus
- Uterine fibroids
- Severe Asherman’s Syndrome (Intra-uterine adhesions)
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Hysterectomy for uterine/cervical cancer
- Advanced maternal age
- Medical condition(s) of the intended parent precluding pregnancy
- Male couples who require a gestational surrogate and donor egg
Usually, although not always, the woman who carries and bears a child for an individual or a couple is paid for the risk she assumes and the service she provides. Agencies typically recruit, screen, and legally represent all potential candidates as gestational surrogates, while we will do all the medical testing. In contrast, friends or family members can be screened and tested by the Fertility Specialists of San Diego, but are referred to Surrogacy Agencies for legal representation.
Traditional Surrogacy and Gestational Surrogacy
Traditional surrogates use their own genetic material to conceive a child with sperm from the intended father or a donor. Gestational carriers do not use their own genetic material; they use genetic material from the intended parent(s) or donors. Most surrogate parentage arrangements these days are gestational, rather than traditional. Traditional surrogacy may allow for legal risks that can be avoided in gestational surrogacy situations. For the same reason, it is generally a better idea to use anonymous, rather than known, egg and/or sperm donors.
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